New wearable device could transform aftercare for stroke patients
A new electronic device the size of a mobile phone could transform aftercare for stroke patients and help them regain movement and control of their hands. The small bit of
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New NHS guide aims to tackle risk of falls among elderly patients
Elderly patients at risk of falling over in hospital are to be offered a new guide to prevent injuries. Data shows that more than 240,000 falls – more than 600
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Councils advising homeless ‘to sleep on the streets so they can get help’
Homeless people are being told by councils to sleep rough so they can get help, research by a charity has found. People who turned to their local authority for help
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NHS Digital report fewer people seeking help from dedicated sexual health clinics
Fewer people are seeking help from dedicated sexual health clinics, new figures show. Last year, 1.26 million people in England sought help from family planning services, community contraception clinics and
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PM facing calls to ‘come clean’ over knowledge of child abuse inquiry troubles
Theresa May is facing calls to “come clean” about what she knew about the problems at the troubled inquiry into child sex abuse after she disclosed she had been aware
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Ofsted chief warns of ‘serious weaknesses’ in child protection by police forces
Police failures to take child protection seriously could lead to a repeat of the horrifying abuse scandals seen in Rotherham and Oxford, the chief inspector of schools has claimed. Ofsted
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Calls for mental health assessments before children enter care system
Peers have pressed for mental health checks to be introduced for children entering the care system. The Government had already agreed to change its proposals to include the promotion of
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Hunt warns Government will step in if local NHS chiefs make ‘wrong choices’ over care
The Government will step in when it thinks local NHS leaders have made the “wrong choices” about care being rationed in the health service, the Health Secretary has warned. Jeremy
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Concerns about abuse inquiry leadership ‘reported months before Dame Lowell resigned’
Concerns about the leadership of the national child sexual abuse inquiry were reported to a Home Office figure months before Dame Lowell Goddard’s resignation as its head, MPs have heard.
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Midwives ‘driven out of NHS by staffing shortages and long hours’, RCM report
Inadequate staffing levels are driving midwives to leave the NHS, with some looking after as many as 15 mothers and babies at a time, according to a new report. The
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